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Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Laboratory Information

Test Name

Glucose

External Price (excl. GST)

2.63

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Fluoride (grey) prefered. Heparin (light green) or SST (gold) acceptable, or performed as part of a blood gas profile.

Paediatric Specimen

0.3 ml blood collected in to a 1 mL a blood gas syringe.

Sample Delivery to Lab

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Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro " T"-Labs: Vitros XT7600 Blood gas analyser - glucose electrode

Unit of measurement

mmol/L

Reference interval

See attachment

 

Reference interval Attachments

Uncertainty of measurement

5%

Additional Information

Reference interval applies to fluoride (grey top) specimens. Specimens received in tubes other than fluoride will be processed but results should be treated with reserve. If fasting specimen , should be a minimum of 8 hrs fasting for pregnant women

Minimum Volume

0.1 mL fluoride plasma – frozen. Or 0.3 mL whole blood collected in to a 1 mL blood gas syringe.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

GLU

HL7 mapping code

$GLU

LOINC Code

14749-6